By Noel McPhee
Berwick enter the Eastern Football & Netball League as the 46th current senior football team and become the 65th team to have played senior football since the league commenced in 1962.
SBRD* have produced some gold – Berwick have played senior men’s football against some current EFNL teams previously, back in the 1930s-1950s including Noble Park, Mulgrave, Ferntree Gully and Scoresby. Just for the record: in the Dandenong and District FL Noble Park 28 Berwick 9.
Doncaster East will enjoy their long-awaited Premier Division debut and become Blackburn’s 37th EFL opponent.
| Division P Round 1 | Wins | Wins | Draws | Streak | |
| Vermont | 15 | Balwyn | 18 | 2 | V 7^ |
| South Croydon | 23 | Doncaster | 25 | 0 | SC 3^ |
| North Ringwood | 16 | Norwood | 15 | 2 | N 2 |
| Berwick | – | Noble Park | – | – | – |
| Doncaster East | – | Blackburn | – | – | – |
| Rowville | Bye |
| Division 1 Round 2 | Wins | Wins | Draws | Streak | |
| Mitcham | 4 | Montrose | 4 | 0 | Mo 4^ |
| Bayswater | 28 | Mooroolbark | 11 | 0 | B 6 |
| Lilydale | 3 | Park Orchards | 2 | 0 | PO 1^ |
| Croydon | 6 | Upper FTG | 4 | 0 | UG 1 |
| Wantirna South | 1 | East Ringwood | 4 | 0 | WS 1^ |
| Division 2 Round 2 | Wins | Wins | Draws | Streak | |
| Ringwood | 5 | Knox | 5 | 0 | R 3^ |
| The Basin | 15 | Templestowe | 17 | 0 | TB 2 |
| Boronia | 23 | Mulgrave | 15 | 0 | B 1 |
| South Belgrave | 3 | Heathmont | 11 | 0 | H 6^ |
| Division 3 Round 2 | Wins | Wins | Draws | Streak | |
| Donvale | 12 | East Burwood | 16 | 0 | EB 2 |
| Ferntree Gully | 14 | Warrandyte | 16 | 0 | FTG 2 |
| Scoresby | 2 | Waverley Blues | 2 | 0 | S 2^ |
| Whitehorse | 13 | Fair Park | 12 | 0 | W 1 |
| Glen Waverley | Bye |
| Division 4 Round 1 | Wins | Wins | Draws | Streak | |
| Chirnside Park | 4 | Coldstream | 5 | 0 | CP 1 |
| Silvan | 7 | Forest Hill | 7 | 0 | S 3^ |
| Nunawading | 10 | Surrey Park | 11 | 0 | SP 9^ |
| Kilsyth | 2 | Croydon North MLOC | 0 | 0 | K 2^ |
(All figures are for men’s EFL matches 1962 – 2019)
* StatsBench Research Department
^ Best Winning Streak against this opponent
